Original incunabulum woodcut leaf CLXII (162) from the Nuremberg Chronicle of Hartmann Schedel, the first Latin edition from 1493. An incunabulum (cradle print) is a book printed in Europe before 1 January 1501, when the printing press was still in its infancy, and of which the text is set in movable type. They are now rarely seen on the market. The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) by Hartmann Schedel is one of the most famous and best illustrated incunabula. The beautiful woodcuts were made by Michael Wohlgemut (1434/37-1519) and his stepson Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (1450-1494), a teacher of Albrecht Dürer. Dürer probably also contributed to the execution of many of the woodcuts for this incunabulum. The beautifully coloured woodcuts of folio CLXII on the recto side show three different illustrations. 1. Saint Wilibaldus, a holy man, duke of Swabia as well as the king of the English. 2. Saint Walpurgis, the sister of Saint Willibald. 3. Eichstädt, a historic Bavarian town located south of Nuremberg and nestled in the Altmühl Valley. On the verso side Abraham and Melchizedek are illustrated as well as a Lineage of Christ. This illustration, which comprehends fourteen different portraits. This is not a facsimile edition, but an original leaf printed in the 15th century - so 532 years old! Rare in colored version. Dimensions: 43,8 x 30,4 cm Good condition. Attention for US buyers: Due to recent postal restrictions shipping to the US can only be done by DHL, therefore higher shipping costs apply! On the verso side there is an illustration of Sebald, patron saint of Nuremberg, here represented as a sturdy bearded pilgrim and missionary, with a symbolical shell on his hat, a staff in his left hand, and in his right a model of his church with its two towers. Furthermore Othmar (Othmarus), represented as a monk and lastly Luitprand (Luitprandus), son of Aisprand (Aisprandus) and king of the Lombards is shown.